Human activities such as deforestation increase the rate of climate change.Given the basic principles of the carbon cycle,which of the following is one explanation for why deforestation impacts global warming?
A) Slash-and-burn practices commonly used in deforestation decrease the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
B) Through photosynthesis,land plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,thus large-scale removal of trees from the environment increases the greenhouse effect.
C) Trees are a fossil fuel like natural gas and coal,thus burning trees decreases the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.
D) Removal of trees exposes large areas of land to sunlight,which results in an overall increase in Earth's surface temperature.
E) The removal of forests decreases the amount of carbon dioxide released during cell respiration by these plants,thus reducing the greenhouse effect.
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